In This Episode
Republicans refuse to allow an independent investigation into credible claims of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and Democrats worry about Latino turnout in the midterms. Then Chef Jose Andres talks to Jon and Tommy about his hurricane relief work and new book “We Fed An Island,” and Julissa Arce talks to Jon about giving Steve Bannon a copy of her new book, “Someone Like Me: How One Undocumented Girl Fought For Her American Dream.”
Show Notes:
Kavanaugh
- Roll Call: Grassley Says Monday Hearing Not Likely Without Kavanaugh Accuser
- CNN: Grassley sets Friday deadline to hear back from Kavanaugh accuser
- Washington Post: Happy Hour Roundup
- The Hill: READ: President Trump’s exclusive interview with Hill.TV
- New York Times: Anita Hill: How to Get the Kavanaugh Hearings Right – Op-Ed
- Politico: When 11 men interrogate: GOP tries to head off Kavanaugh debacle
- Huffington Post: Republicans Consider Using Female Staffers To Question Christine Blasey Ford
- Vox: Christine Blasey Ford wants an FBI investigation before she’ll testify about Kavanaugh
- Ford’s letter
- New York Times: From the Anonymity of Academia to the Center of a Supreme Court Confirmation
- Washington Post: The worst is yet to come for Kavanaugh’s accuser. Take it from this sexual assault attorney – Op-Ed
- New York Times: Debunking 5 Viral Rumors About Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh’s Accuser
- Politico: Trump claim that FBI can’t probe Kavanaugh allegations is wrong, ex-officials say
- Slate: Christine Blasey Ford’s Timing Isn’t Suspect
- CBS: What’s the FBI’s role in the Kavanaugh proceedings?
- NBC: Can the FBI investigate the allegation against Brett Kavanaugh?
- Washington Post: Lindsey Graham’s bizarre defense of not making Mark Judge testify
- Weekly Standard: Kavanaugh Classmate Named in Letter Strongly Denies Allegations of Misconduct
- Vox: Mark Judge, the other man named in Christine Ford’s Brett Kavanaugh allegations, explained
- CNN: Doug Jones: Senate should compel Kavanaugh’s friend to testify
- CNN: Mark Judge tells Senate he ‘has no memory of alleged’ incident with Kavanaugh
- CNN: Mark Judge, Kavanaugh’s high school classmate, details high school parties in past writings
- Huffington Post: If Republicans Wanted The Truth About Kavanaugh, They Would Subpoena Mark Judge
- The Atlantic: Brett Kavanaugh, Mark Judge, and the Romanticizing of Teenage Indiscretion
- Slate: Mark Judge Must Be Called to the Stand
- USA Today: Buy Kavanaugh classmate Mark Judge’s book about Georgetown Prep for $550
- Washington Post: These quotes from Republicans give away their game on Kavanaugh
- Salt Lake Tribune: Sen. Hatch says Christine Blasey Ford is ‘mistaken’ in accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of assault
- LA Times: GOP pushes Kavanaugh accuser to testify about sexual assault allegation, but risks a #MeToo backlash
- New York Times: For Red-State Democrats, Accusation Against Kavanaugh Scrambles Midterm Calculus
- Kansas City Star: McCaskill plans to vote against embattled Kavanaugh for Supreme Court seat
- Associated Press: Bredesen backs Senate vote if Kavanaugh accuser won’t appear
- The Atlantic: The GOP Response to the Kavanaugh Allegations Sends an Unmistakable Message to Women
- Bloomberg: Democrats See a Widening Path to Senate Control
- CNBC: Three factors will determine whether Democrats retake Congress in the November midterm elections
- FiveThirtyEight: How will Kavanaugh affect the midterms
- Washington Post: Totally misreading court records and other ways people are trying to undermine Kavanaugh’s accuser
- Vox: Senate Republicans are playing straight into Democrats’ message about Brett Kavanaugh allegations
- Washington Post: Republicans push to confirm Kavanaugh amid fears it will come at a political cost
- Huffington Post: Lindsey Graham Suggests GOP Should Confirm Kavanaugh Quickly Before Midterm Elections
- USA Today: GOP senator who called for Kavanaugh delay: ‘Let’s vote’ if Ford not at Monday hearing
- CNN: Collins says ‘it’s not fair’ for Kavanaugh accuser not to testify
- Daily Beast: Team Trump: If We Ditch Kavanaugh, We’re Signing Our Own ‘Death Warrant
- Slate: How Conservative Christians Are Responding to the Kavanaugh Allegations
- New Yorker: Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Nomination Is in Big Trouble
- Axios: Republicans are privately worried about Kavanaugh
Latino voter/turnout challenges
- Houston Chronicle: Hoping for a blue wave, Texas Democrats instead got smacked this week
- Texas Tribune: Republican Pete Flores upsets Democrat Pete Gallego in race for Uresti seat
- Vox: 9 experts warn that Latino dislike of Trump may not translate into midterm turnout
- Bloomberg: Poll Shows Cruz Ahead After Weeks of Beto Worry
- McClatchy: Beto O’Rourke goes on TV in Spanish, as poll shows lagging Latino support
- KUT: Turning Texas Blue Depends On Mobilizing Latinos. That’s Tougher Than It Sounds.
- Politico: Democrats fear Shalala campaign is in ‘sleep mode’ while challenger surges
Candidate of the Day- Gina Ortiz Jones, TX-23
- Wall Street Journal: Trump’s Trade Fights With Mexico and China Weigh on GOP Incumbents
- CNN: This Texan might be America’s first Filipina in Congress
- KTLA: George W. Bush to Fundraise for Republican Congressman in Texas in First GOP Campaigning Appearance
- San Francisco Chronicle: How a lesbian, Filipina Air Force veteran could win a House seat … in Texas
José Andrés
- Los Angeles Times: Chef José Andrés’ inspiring story of going to Puerto Rico
- Washington Post: José Andrés’s riveting ‘We Fed an Island’ calls for a revolution in disaster relief
- Wall Street Journal: José Andrés’ New Memoir: How the Chef Fed Puerto Rico
- Food and Wine: José Andrés’ New Memoir Will Detail the Inside Story of Hurricane Maria
- Eater: José Andrés, the Accidental Humanitarian
- Eater: The Story of World Central Kitchen, the Nonprofit Serving Millions of Meals to Puerto Rico
- Washington Post: José Andrés offers to buy lunch for winners of Trump’s ‘Fake News Awards’
- Eater: Every Time José Andrés Took Aim at Trump in 2017
- Washington Post: Trump Organization settles restaurant suit with chef José Andrés
- Washington Post: Donald Trump, José Andrés and the death of a grand Washington restaurant
Julissa Acre
- Julissa Acre Confronting Steve Bannon at The Economist’s Open Future Festival
- Julissa Acre on Fox News Latino
- NBC News: Undocumented at Goldman Sachs? Julissa Arce’s Riveting New Book
- Bustle: Julissa Arce Wants Latinx Immigrant Children To See Themselves Reflected In Her New Memoir ‘Someone Like Me’
- “Someone Like Me”
